To date, 17 states have joined a compact that will allow a doctor licensed in one member state to quickly obtain a license in another.

到目前为止，17个州已经加入了一项协议，允许在一个成员州获得执照的医生可以快速地在另一成员州获得执照。

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EU citizens are generally allowed to work in any member state.

欧盟国家的公民通常都可以在任何成员国内工作。

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France is a founding member state of the European Union and is the largest one by area.

法国是欧盟的创始会员国，而且是其中最大的国家。

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(Sound) According to state-run Press TV, a three-member committee has been set up to work out the details.

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But critics have accused Ghimpu of seeking re-unification with neighboring Romania, an E.U.member state.

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All of the other council members were represented by their head of state or government, except for non-permanent member Libya, which sent its U.N.ambassador instead of President Moammar Gadhafi.

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Turkey's relations with EU member-state Cyprus are one obstacle, along with opposition to Turkish membership within other EU states, correspondents say.

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The idea has also found favour with some members of the European Parliament and some member-state governments but for somewhat different reasons.

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Days later, Abbas' ability to get non-member-state status for the Palestinian territories at the United Nations was also considered a victory.

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